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Meeting of the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium. Contact: Peter Liu

In this spring weekend writing retreat, interested students, faculty, alumni, and guests will gather in the MIIS library for 2 full days and 2 half days to work intensively and without interruption on writing projects of their choice. Time will be divided between individual writing activities and collaborative consultation and discussion.

In this spring weekend writing retreat, interested students, faculty, alumni, and guests will gather in the MIIS library for 2 full days and 2 half days to work intensively and without interruption on writing projects of their choice. Time will be divided between individual writing activities and collaborative consultation and discussion.

In this spring weekend writing retreat, interested students, faculty, alumni, and guests will gather in the MIIS library for 2 full days and 2 half days to work intensively and without interruption on writing projects of their choice. Time will be divided between individual writing activities and collaborative consultation and discussion.

In this spring weekend writing retreat, interested students, faculty, alumni, and guests will gather in the MIIS library for 2 full days and 2 half days to work intensively and without interruption on writing projects of their choice. Time will be divided between individual writing activities and collaborative consultation and discussion.

This writing retreat is designed to provide interested students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests some intensive and uninterrupted writing time to work on writing projects of their choice. Time will be divided between individual writing activities on the second floor of the library (or wherever you would like to be), collaborative consultation and discussion before and after the sessions, and shared breaks for snacks and meals. There is no instruction, no peer-reading unless arranged by participants on their own, and no workshop-like activities.

2018 SCELC Internet Librarian Conference attendants Reception at MIIS. We’ve been hosting this special gathering for ten years in the row. The conference will be taking place at Monterey Conference Center from Oct. 14-18, 2018. This event is by invitation only.

Internationally renowned as an expert on the use and prevention of chemical and biological weapons, Ray Zilinskas is the co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Bioterrorism Defense, and has authored more than 17 books and 60 articles in the field. His expertise has been sought by the US Department of State, UNDP, World Bank, and even network television. The Soviet Biological Weapons Program: A History, co-authored with Milton Leitenberg, is the primer for anyone interested in this topic.

John has been translating Chinese literature, philosophy and children’s books for three decades. He has won an NEA Fellowship for Translation, two Northern California Book Awards, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Award. As both an editor and translator, he brings a rich awareness of Chinese and Taiwanese culture to create exquisite volumes of poetry, thought-provoking collections of stories, and inspirational literature. An opportunity to hear about the art of literary translation from one who has mastered it.

What does music mean to you? Is it entertainment? Background noise? Or a consuming passion and constant presence in your life? For Jason Warburg the answer has never been in doubt. With 100 album reviews and artist interviews, a smattering of essays and some concert reviews, My Heart Sings the Harmony is a love letter to rock and roll, (and progressive rock, power-pop, jazz, Americana), and truth be told, to popular music itself. If you’ve ever experienced a moment when music changed your life, this book was written for you.